Meanings of asteroid names (99001-100000)
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This is a list of the sources of asteroid names. Those meanings marked with an asterisk (*) are guesswork, and should be checked against Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names to ensure that the identification is correct. Names established from other sources should quote the reference.
Asteroids not yet given a name have not been included in this list.
| Name | Provisional Designation | Source of Name |
|---|---|---|
| 99201-99300 | ||
| 99201 Sattler | 2001 HY16 | Birgit I. Sattler, Austrian limnologist, zoologist, and Antarctic explorer † |
| 99262 Bleustein | 2001 OQ12 | Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet, French publicist, founder of the Foundation of the Vocation in 1960; the discoverer was a laureate of this foundation † |
| 99501-99600 | ||
| 99503 Leewonchul | 2002 DB1 | Lee, Won Chul (David W. Lee), Korean astronomer, the first Korean to earn a Ph.D. degree, and the first director of the National Observatory in Seoul † |
| 99801-99900 | ||
| 99861 Tscharnuter | 2002 OV24 | Werner M. Tscharnuter, German astrophysicist † |
| 99901-100000 | ||
| 99905 Jeffgrossman | 2002 QX50 | Jeffrey N. Grossman, American meteoriticist † |
| 99906 Uofalberta | 2002 QV53 | The University of Alberta; the initials of its motto Quaecumque Vera ("Whatsoever things are true") appear in the provisional designation † ‡ |
| 99928 Brainard | 2000 EQ147 | Bradley J. Brainard, American surgeon † |
| 99942 Apophis | 2004 MN4 | Greek name for Apep, Ancient Egyptian god † |
| 99950 Euchenor | 1973 SC1 | Euchenor, Greek hero from Corinth, killed in the Trojan War by Paris † |
| Preceded by 98001–99000 |
Meanings of asteroid names List of asteroids (99001-100000) |
Succeeded by 100001–101000 |
